Dept 14 Rank #67 / 96
Calvados
Normandie · Nearest city: Caen → Paris (~2h Intercités)
🚄 TGV
D-Day beaches, Normandy bocage, Pays d'Auge meadows
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Calvados draws on a solid tourist coast and mild summers, yet grey skies, pricey homes and flat scenery hold its score down. Le Calvados s'appuie sur un littoral touristique solide et des étés doux, mais un ciel gris, un immobilier onéreux et des paysages plats plafonnent son score.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,671h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#4 least sunny of 96
Sunny days
117/yr
days >50% sunlit
p4 of 96
Rain days
129/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 2 fewer rain days each year.
p80 of 96
Annual rainfall
670mm/yr
total volume
p40 of 96
Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p10 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
6/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#4 coolest of 96
Winter mildness
8/10
3.3 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
p74 of 96
Wind
3.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#4 windiest of 96
Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
p34 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+1 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+3 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-12 days · -12 so far
Dry-soil days ~+22 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
361m
p33 of 96
Forest cover
7.6%
p9 of 96
Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
D-Day beaches, Normandy bocage, Pays d'Auge meadows
Identity
Calvados is the birthplace of Octave Mirbeau (écrivain).
Notable figures born here
Octave Mirbeau — écrivainPierre-Simon de Laplace — physicienGuillaume le Conquérant — monarqueErik Satie — compositeurEugène Boudin — artiste peintreJules Dumont d’Urville — explorateurDaniel François Esprit Auber — compositeurHenri de Régnier — écrivainFrançois de Malherbe — écrivainNicole Oresme — naturaliste
Terroir & appellations
Calvados lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Camembert de Normandie, Pays d'Auge Cambremer.
CalvadosCamembert de NormandiePays d'Auge CambremerBeurre et crème d'IsignyPays d'AugeLivarotPrés-salés du Mont-Saint-MichelPont-l'ÉvêqueCalvados Pays d'AugeEau-de-vie de cidre de NormandieHuître de NormandieCidre de Normandie
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Yvonne Guégan
- Erik Satie
- Domaine d'Albizia
- Jardins du Pays d'Auge
- Jardin des plantes
- Jardins de Plantbessin
- +4 more
Station classée de tourisme (20)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p67 of 96
Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p13 of 96
Seismic exposure
High
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p43 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Severe weather Very high 99.4% p76 of 96
Earthquake High 66.5% p43 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Low 22.3% p20 of 96
Other hazards Low 20.5% p91 of 96
Ground movement Very low 16.7% p22 of 96
Flooding Very low 12.5% p12 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 11% p33 of 96
Coastal Very low 1.3% p80 of 96
+2 more
Industrial hazard Very low 0.6% p14 of 96
Wildfire Very low 0.2% p45 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
6
A13 · A29 · A84 · A88 · A132 · A813
Work locally
28.4%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Caen → Paris (~2h Intercités)
✈ Airport
Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) · ~11 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A13, A29, A84, A88, A132, A813
Services
Healthcare
8/10
APL 4.3
p85 of 96
Schools
6/10
Brevet 88%
p63 of 96
Fiber coverage
96%
p43 of 96
Intl schools
3schools
International programmes available
p60 of 96
People
Population
687,307
p65 of 96
Density
123/km²
Mixed
+53% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.2%/yr
0 pts vs median · p49
Median income
$26,000
standard of living · $/yr
p60 of 96
Poverty rate
12.5%
below 60% of median living standard
p23 of 96
Unemployment
10.5%
active population out of work
p36 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 19 residents
p74 of 96 · 35,481 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
15.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p66 of 96
Remote work
4.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
p47 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
15.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
1.5%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26.2%
Clerical & service staff
27.4%
Manual workers
22.2%
Real estate
Median
$2,870/m²
$1,080 $5,640
House $2,560 Apt $3,530
+0.4%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
51.72%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p86 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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